Sexual Intercourse During Deep Love Affair Not Rape : Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Bombay High Court has acquitted an accused in a Rape Case finding that there was a deep love affair between the Accused and prosecutrix. “It is evident that PW-1 not only continued with the relationship with the appellant after the first incident, but, also went to the extent of withdrawing the complaint by filing an affidavit (Exhibit-26), in CRIA No. 16/2015 16 which, she has stated that...

Colloquium Of Lawyers And Media Professionals Held On Limits Of Press Freedom

An inter-professional colloquium of lawyers and media-persons on the topic “Media, Courts and Fair Trial Guarantee” was held on March 31 at Cochin. It was organized by Bar Council of Kerala and M.K Nambiar Academy for Continuing Legal Education Program under the leadership of Dr. N.R Madhava Menon, in association with the legal publication house Complete Kerala High Court Cases.The demand...

Jaitley-Kejriwal Defamation Row Laid To Rest As Delhi HC Accepts Their Compromise

The defamation suits emanating out of the DDCA row between Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal came to an amicable closure on Tuesday with the Delhi High Court allowing their joint applications for compromise following the latter’s unconditional apology.The high court allowed their joint application for compromise thereby closing the two Rs...

Kerala HC ‘Again’ Moots For Unified Legislation For The Medical Practitioners In The State [Read Judgment]

The government has been alarmingly lethargic in taking steps to further the intention of having a unified legislation for the last more than three decades, the bench said.While dismissing a writ plea filed by a person claiming to be a homeopath, the Kerala High Court has observed that the state government has been alarmingly lethargic in taking steps for a unified legislation for...

Amidst Widespread Criticism, Modi Orders “Fake News” Release To Be Withdrawn

Amidst widespread criticism from various quarters, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday ordered the withdrawal of the release of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting which said journalists can lose their accreditation charge of propagating fake news.The release issued on Monday evening was ordered to be canceled by Prime Minister Modi, who reportedly said that the matter should...

Kerala HC Prohibits Standing Passengers In Long-Distance-Luxury Buses Of KSRTC [Read Judgment]

It is ordered that the KSRTC shall be bound to comply with the second proviso to Rule 267 whereby they are prohibited to have standing passengers in luxury services, super deluxe services, super express services and super-fast services, the bench ruled.The Kerala High Court has prohibited standing passengers in luxury services, and long-distance buses like super deluxe services, super...

Journalists Propagating Fake News Will Now Risk Losing Accreditation As IB Ministry Amends Guidelines

Journalists propagating fake news will now risk losing their accreditation as the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting amended the guidelines for accreditation of journalists to regulate fake news and expressly stated that any request for accreditation will be granted only if journalistic ethics have been adhered to.Now, any complaint of fake news will be referred to the Press Council...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Bombay High CourtA full bench of the Bombay High Court held that a dying declaration cannot be rejected merely because it was not read over to the declarant. The three-judge bench of Justice RK Deshpande, Justice SB Shukre and Justice MG Giratkar of the Nagpur bench held the same after a division bench of the high court had framed a question for reference to a larger bench, the question...

Trial Court Can’t Order Accused To Undergo Life Term Beyond 14 Yrs Without Chance For Remission, Reiterates Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

HC modifies life term of murder convict sentenced to 25 yrs in jail without remission.Modifying to life term the punishment awarded to a murder convict sentenced by the trial court to undergo 25 years in custody without being considered for remission, the Delhi High Court has said the trial court cannot order an accused to undergo life imprisonment for a certain number of years beyond 14...

Jaitley, Kejriwal, 3 Others File Joint Plea In Delhi HC For Compromise Of Defamation Suit [Read Application]

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his three aides on Monday moved a joint application before the Delhi High Court for compromise of the Rs 10 crore defamation suit initiated by the senior BJP leader for allegations made against him by AAP leaders for corruption in the Delhi and District Cricket Association during his tenure as the president of...

Justice Chelameswar To Speak On "Role Of Judiciary In A Democracy" At Harvard Club Of India Event

The "rebel" of the Supreme Court, Justice J. Chelameswar is set to address a Harvard Club of India event on the "Role of Judiciary in a Democracy".The event would witness Justice Chelameswar in conversation with journalist Karan Thapar. It would be held at the Speaker Hall, Annexe, Constitution Club of India, Rafi Marg, New Delhi on 7 April.The event especially assumes importance in the light...

CBSE Exam Leak: Petition Seeks Court-Monitored Probe, Liberal Marking In Re-Test; Delhi HC Issues Notices

With lakhs of students hit by CBSE exam leak, social jurist, a civil rights group, on Monday moved Delhi High Court seeking a court-monitored probe into the leak besides demanding some compensation for affected students by way of liberal marking in the re-test.A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar asked the CBSE about its plans for the Class X Maths...